Tselakai Dezza, UT
Tselakai Dezza wildfire risk explained
Tselakai Dezza sits at the 38th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 60 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Tselakai Dezza at the 38th percentile, close to its 38th-percentile risk score.
Where Tselakai Dezza's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 100% of Tselakai Dezza's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 60 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Tselakai Dezza ranks
Tselakai Dezza ranks lower within Utah (3rd percentile statewide) than its 38th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Tselakai Dezza ranks 19,495 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,668 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 315 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Tselakai Dezza
Tselakai Dezza's moderate rating (38th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of Tselakai Dezza in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Tselakai Dezza's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Tselakai Dezza's 19,495-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Tselakai Dezza's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.